Diarmuid McCarthy joined the company in 2005, this is his story….
Thinking back on my first day of work brought back some cringe worthy moments. One that still makes me wince is when I was introduced to a company director and they asked me where I had come from (obviously asking which company I had worked for previously) I replied “Douglas, it’s just a 10 minute walk from here”.
RecruitIreland.com were instructed to amend their foreign policy which resulted in Rebecca being employed in April, that combined with my appointment in October meant 2005 saw a significant increase in intelligence and beauty in the office.
2005 saw a 35% increase in cosmetic surgery in Ireland, so we decided to book the website in for a face lift and a bit of nip & tuck.
INSENSITIVE HIPPY AD ‘OFFENSIVE TO OLD’
We had some controversy in October which resulted in having to pull our advertisement from the national airwaves after complaints that it was insensitive. The advert featured a small boy saying “When I grow up I would like to be a hippy….I’d like to travel around the world protesting and I’d smell like an old fart.”
We brought out a survey about office parties being a source of embarrassment, and some of the statistics were:
• 69% drank too much alcohol.
• 38% had a romantic encounter with a colleague.
• 20% told the boss what they thought of them.
The Recruit Christmas party was in Greenes Restaurant that year, due to Tom’s flight being delayed in Dublin that afternoon dinner ran late, alcohol was consumed on an empty stomach and all of the above happened….
Also that year:
1. Cork City was European Capital of Culture.
2. George W. Bush started his second term in office.
3. Pope John Paul II died.
4. Live 8 concerts, took place around the world.
5. Hurricane Katrina struck New Orleans, killing thousands.
6. “Revenge of the Sith” topped the box office.
7. Best selling single of 2005 was “Is This the Way to Amarillo”.
8. Tyrone won the All-Ireland Senior Football Final.
9. Cork won the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Final.
10. Donna and Joseph McCaul represented Ireland in the Eurovision with their song called “Love”.
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